Android apps by Monthly Prescribing Reference

myCME

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:22:36 +0000

myCME, the fastest growing online source of continuing medical education for healthcare professionals, is now available in a free app for your Android device.

myCME provides certified / accredited education from a variety of preeminent institutions designed to meet the needs of physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. myCME also utilizes content from The Clinical Advisor, MPR, Oncology Nurse Advisor, and Renal & Urology News. Clinicians turn to us to get the CME/CE they need, when they need it, all designed to be clinically relevant to their practice.

With the myCME app you can:

▪ Access hundreds of activities from the myCME education library
▪ Register for myCME directly from your device or log in using your existing account details
▪ Measure your learning with pre-testing and post-testing functionality
▪ View activities developed for your profession
▪ Sort activities by dozens of specialties
▪ Stop an activity, save it, and start back where you left off at anytime
▪ Earn CME/CE credits right on your device and download a certificate for your files

Recent changes:
* Major performance improvements
* Faster transition animations
* Various other bug fixes and stability improvements

Clinical Advisor

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:23:58 +0000

Clinical Advisor is the first app created specifically for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, from the publishers of the number one print journal for these healthcare professionals. The CA app was designed to be the essential resource for NPs and PAs at the point-of-care. It provides daily healthcare news, the latest clinical cases, treatment review articles, opinions in medicine, CE/CME courses and drug information all in an elegant and simple design.

The Clinical Advisor app aggregates the best NP and PA information from several partners including free CME/CE courses from myCME.com and drug information from NPPR/PAPR, plus all of the content from our website and print journal.

With the Clinical Advisor app you can:
• Take Derm Dx Quizzes to learn about difficult-to-identify dermatology conditions, and then see how you performed against your peers.

• Use Medical Calculators to assess liver function, convert HbA1C to mean plasma glucose, evaluate BP, determine BMI and more.

• Read the latest news about breakthrough treatments, disease outbreaks, drug approvals and recalls, and clinical research.

• Use the Medical Slideshows to educate patients in-office about clinically relevant topics, including the detrimental effects of smoking, the benefits of breastfeeding, diabetes complications and healthy lifestyle tips, etc.

• Access hundreds of NP- and PA-specific accredited courses from the myCME education library and claim your certificate instantly.

• Search the NPPR/PAPR drug database

Don’t forget to register for the monthly updates to get the latest clinical cases, CME/CE courses and drug information!!

Recent changes:
* Added Resource Centers to the app
* Improved support for Galaxy Tab devices
* Now downloads resources more efficiently
* Various minor bug fixes and stability improvements

SC Magazine

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:15:29 +0000

The SC Magazine app provides information security professionals with quick mobile access to up-to-date news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, and contributions from industry thought leaders. In addition to the written content, there are informational slideshows on the latest research and other happenings, as well as editorial videos featuring informative interviews with some of the industry’s top security experts.

Content aside, the app includes seamless navigational features, along with excellent search and archive functions that enable users to dig up older content that’s still relevant today.

With the SC Magazine app you can:
· Read the latest news that covers pressing information security topics;

· Access the “Director’s Cut” editorial video interviews with industry experts;

· Enjoy editorial blogs, including the “News Team Blog” and the “Data Breach Blog;”

· And have access to the SC Magazine online archive to reference previous articles, features and contributed content from industry thought leaders.

Chemotherapy Advisor

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:54:07 +0000

The Chemotherapy Advisor app was created specifically for oncology healthcare professionals by the publishers of the comprehensive website of the same name. The Chemotherapy Advisor app is an essential resource that offers practical oncology information and resources to assist these clinicians in making the right decisions for their patients, all in a convenient and easy-to-navigate mobile format. It includes our popular cancer treatment regimens, full-length features, slideshows, clinical charts with FDA-approved drug information for a variety of cancer types and therapeutic areas, and more.

The Chemotherapy Advisor app also brings together content from several partners, including free CME courses from myCME and concise prescribing information from Monthly Prescribing Reference.

You can use the app to:

• Conveniently access all of our popular cancer treatment regimens, which include both FDA-approved and unapproved treatment options for a variety of cancer types.
• Use point-of-care clinical tools, including fact sheets designed specifically for cancer patients, and medical calculators.
• Read feature articles about relevant topics such as new developments in specific cancers, side effect and pain management, safe handling and administration of cancer treatment drugs, and communicating with patients.
• Keep up with the latest oncology news about breakthrough treatments, drug approvals and recalls, and practice-based findings.
• View full-color cancer slideshows that can be shared with patients, including colorectal cancer, Ewing sarcoma, breast cancer, and more.
• Participate in oncology-specific CME activities in the myCME education library and take the post-test to claim your credits instantly.
• Search a comprehensive drug database of oncology and other drugs.

Don’t forget to register for the monthly updates to the Monthly Prescribing Reference drug database.

Drugs & Bugs

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:22:04 +0000

The Drugs & Bugs app by Monthly Prescribing Reference (MPR) is an essential resource for allied healthcare professionals, clinicians, and residents who care for patients with infectious diseases. It is also a useful reference guide for students receiving clinical training. It provides comprehensive, information on anti-infective spectrum of efficacy against microorganisms. Use the searchable alpha indexes or search the Bugs and Drugs by infection type or drug class to begin your query.

MPR has been a leader in providing medical professionals with concise prescription and OTC drug information, side effects, and interactions for over 26 years. Our mission is to continually help clinicians make critical decisions at the point-of-care.

Drugs & Bugs was developed in cooperation with Philip Chung, PharmD, BCPS; Clinical Pharmacy Manager in Infectious Diseases at Montefiore Medical Center, NY.

===Features===
o A database of more than 300 anti-infective agents and nearly 280 pathogens
o NEW! Datasets for Fungal, Malarial, Protozoal-Parasitic infections, and Scabies and Lice
o Smart Search capability by pathogen, type of infection, brand and generic drug names
o Quick-to-read spectrum of activity results
o Comprehensive drug monographs for anti-infectives
o Useful comparative charts by drug class
o Clinical calculators
o Updated frequently by pharmacists, reviewed by physicians

Recent changes:
* Fixed content update bug
* Added support for more devices
* Various bug fixes and stability improvements

* Added treatment information for viruses, fungii, malaria, parasites, and scabies/lice
* Improved the layout of the app

Oncology Nurse Advisor

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:26:42 +0000

The Oncology Nurse Advisor (ONA) app was created specifically for the oncology nursing community by the publishers of Oncology Nurse Advisor. The ONA app is an essential resource that offers clinical updates and evidence-based guidance to oncology nurses in a convenient mobile format with a clean, easy-to-navigate layout. It includes our popular web-exclusive oncology news, full-length features, slideshows, and patient information fact sheets.

The ONA app also brings together content from several partners, including free CE courses from the pages of Oncology Nurse Advisor co-provided by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and additional activities from myCME, and concise prescribing information from Monthly Prescribing Reference.

With the ONA app you can:

• Access point-of-care nursing tools, including fact sheets designed specifically for cancer patients, and medical calculators.
• Read feature articles about relevant topics such as side effect management, new developments in specific cancers, safe handling and administration of cancer treatment drugs, and communicating with patients.
• Keep up with the latest oncology news about breakthrough treatments, drug approvals and recalls, and practice-based findings.
• View full-color cancer slideshows that can be shared with patients, including Kaposi sarcoma, lung cancer, melanoma, oral mucositis, and more.
• Participate in oncology nurse-specific CE activities in the myCME education library and take the post-test to claim your credits instantly.
• Search a comprehensive drug database.

Don’t forget to register for the monthly updates to the Monthly Prescribing Reference drug database.

Renal & Urology News

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:13:03 +0000

Renal & Urology News (RUN) is the only medical tabloid for both practicing kidney specialists and urologists. With the RUN app, physicians will have quick and easy access to clinical news, CME courses, medical conference highlights, and other useful resources.
The RUN app will allow you to:
• Read the latest clinical breakthroughs in nephrology and urology practice
• Follow live coverage of the world’s premier medical conferences such as the American Urological Association, National Kidney Foundation, and the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week
• Browse our departments to find fascinating resources such as physician-authored editorials, expert Q&A, and medicolegal issues, or check out web-exclusive content not found in the monthly issue
• Access accredited CME courses remotely through the myCME education library
• Search the user-friendly MPR drug database